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This week in CHS history | Snowbruaries past, Melrose Market sold, last Melrose spite mound house demolished
Linda’s Tavern, the kind of place they really mean when they talk about an icon of Capitol Hill, celebrates three decades of memories, music, and moments Tuesday night. Founded in 1994 by Linda ...
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Tuesday is ‘Special Election Day’ with Seattle votes on Social Housing and school funding
Tuesday’s Special Election is set to be decided by a relatively tiny subset of voters making key decisions on the future of social housing and school funding in the city. King County ...
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Capitol Hill, your long wait for Carmelo’s Tacos on Broadway is nearly over
Its signs have been up for months and the space looks ready for customers. The time has finally come for Carmelo’s Tacos on Broadway. Early last year, CHS reported the family-owned ...
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Seattle holds comprehensive plan update public hearing as City Council nears ‘Phase 1’ decision
Seattle’s “snow day” doesn’t appear like it will stop a marathon public hearing Wednesday night on Seattle’s update to its ...
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Seattle downtown’s proposed digital kiosk program could spread to streets of Pike/Pine
Planners behind a proposal to add digital wayfinding kiosks with news and information, wi-fi access, directions, and advertisements, to the streets of Seattle’s core aren’t just ...
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AMR is running — Rinck launches re-election campaign just months after winning the seat
Seattle Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck just won an election and was sworn-in two months ago for her citywide seat. Her campaign is beginning again. “As a policy leader and now as a member of ...
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Victim identified as police say conflict over scooter led to deadly shooting at 12th and Spruce encampment
Police say witness accounts from the 12th and Spruce encampment where a man was killed early Saturday helped lead them to a suspect in the shooting that detectives believe involved a deadly ...
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Seattle’s first — and only — STAY OUT OF DRUG AREA ORDER issued on Capitol Hill
The Seattle Times reports that the city’s new criminal banishment zones aren’t being used by police or the justice system and only one person has so far been banned from a zone — ...
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To take on barrage of Trump executive orders, Seattle City Council forming ‘Select Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes’
Seattle City Council president Sara Nelson has responded to the call of the council’s junior member for a new committee dedicated to responding to “changes in the federal government ...
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The email that sparked mayor’s Pike/Pine public safety plan
CHS reported on the city’s response to public safety concerns around the Pike/Pine nightlife district with plans for improved policing and new resources including CCTV cameras ...
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12+ things CHS heard at the Seattle comprehensive plan update public hearing
With reporting by Domenic Strazzabosco There have been petitions and letters, and Wednesday night, there were over five hours of public comments from more than 200 speakers. There is still more to ...
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A passing of the torch at The Shop Agora as 15th Ave E wine shop’s manager is new owner
By Matt Dowell The Shop Agora, 15th Ave’ Es Mediterranean food and wine shop, has changed ownership. New owner Katlynn Roumeliotis wants to continue Agora’s more-than-a-decade-long history ...